Food for thought
Clever 17th century French nerds developed the concept of the “salon,” a gathering designed to be both social and philosophical, centered on intelligent and exploratory conversation. Supper + Salon follows this tradition, providing a safe space for nerds to unabashedly engage in academic conversation for fun.
Past speakers and topics:
- May 2, 2019 – Elise Krumholz on restorative justice
- February 28, 2019 – Jason Marsden on hate crimes
- November 17, 2018 – The Meet Your Muslim Neighbors event at the Denver Islamic Society (2124 S. Birch Street in Denver)
- September 10, 2018 – Linnie Pawlek on empowering women in Sub-Saharan Africa through technology
- June 5, 2018 – Rey Hernández-Julián on “the ugliness penalty”
- April 19, 2018 – Candi CDeBaca on gentrification
- February 7, 2018 – Didi Baca, Emma Logan, Murphy MacDonald, and Lily Therese on being a teenager in the early 21st century
- November 6, 2017 – Steve Willich on building community
- September 13, 2017 – Nadeen Ibrahim on allyship with the Muslim community
- June 6, 2017 – Abry Deshong on social entrepreneurship
- April 5, 2017 – Andrew Pantos on the semantics of “American”
- February 1, 2017 – Lunden MacDonald on the intersections of personal, community, and national identity
- December 1, 2016 – Andy Thangasamy on making sense of the 2016 Presidential election
- October 3, 2016 – Kathryn Young on white-splaining
- September 1, 2016 – Lisa Suter on gendered rhetorics
- August 2, 2016 – Tamara Carlson on personal branding and social media
- June 2016 – Elizabeth Kleinfeld, Kristen Macintyre, Kelcie Scott, Abby Wright, Lauren Rickel, and Keturah Barchers on envisioning a salon